Decisions, Decisions...5th wheel hitch
We are moving up to a 5th wheel after owning 3 travel trailers over the last 14 years or so. The Jayco Eagle HT 28.5BHXB is ordered. I'll be towing with a 2014 Ram CC 4x4 with the 6.7 Cummins. My truc...
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I have the same truck but with the Hemi and yes the bed is tall. However, I was pleased that my new Keystone Hideout has ample clearance between bed rails and 5th - roughly 7-8".
Hitch wise I can't speak highly enough of my B/W slider. I have the single attachment point in the middle of the bed and the slider is perfect.
I'm probably one of the poor folks with clearance issues when sliding back. I posted a couple weeks ago after gashing up the top of my tailgate. I've since made a chain with some hooks to hold my gate 6" open and all is great (except for the dinged up tailgate :))
Turning radius and cab clearance depends a lot on which 5th you go with. While you "might" not ever need the slider it would suck to realize you do need it when you need it :)
To me the extra $500 or so is me paying for the luxury of not having to haul and park and extra 2' behind me.
Good luck with it.... 5th wheels are awesome. You'll love the way they to and the floor plans are great. Nobody ever said this game was cheap :)
Hitch wise I can't speak highly enough of my B/W slider. I have the single attachment point in the middle of the bed and the slider is perfect.
I'm probably one of the poor folks with clearance issues when sliding back. I posted a couple weeks ago after gashing up the top of my tailgate. I've since made a chain with some hooks to hold my gate 6" open and all is great (except for the dinged up tailgate :))
Turning radius and cab clearance depends a lot on which 5th you go with. While you "might" not ever need the slider it would suck to realize you do need it when you need it :)
To me the extra $500 or so is me paying for the luxury of not having to haul and park and extra 2' behind me.
Good luck with it.... 5th wheels are awesome. You'll love the way they to and the floor plans are great. Nobody ever said this game was cheap :)
